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Painting starting on Deception Pass bridges

Art Shotwell May. 5 2019 2 minutes read

deception pass bridge

A contractor for the state Transportation Dept. will spend much of this year and next year repairing and repainting the two bridges at Deception Pass. 

Police Blotter, April 26 - May 3, 2019

Anacortes Police May. 5 2019 6 minutes read

Several occupants of two vehicles involved in a collision at 22nd St & Commercial Ave were taken to Island Hospital to treat their injuries.

Cooke Aquaculture will pay full $332,000 penalty for fish pen collapse

Art Shotwell Apr. 29 2019 2 minutes read

DNR drone image of Cypress Island net pen #2, August 28, 2017. Image from Dept. of Natural Resources.

Cooke Aquaculture will pay the full $332,000 penalty to the Washington Department of Ecology for the collapse of its floating pen near Cypress Island that released 250,000 non-native fish into Puget Sound.

Police Blotter, April 20 - 25, 2019

Anacortes Police Apr. 29 2019 6 minutes read

A bicyclist that an officer stopped at 1am on Monday ended up in County jail on drug charges.

School District Announces Personnel Changes

Art Shotwell Apr. 26 2019 4 minutes read

The Anacortes School District has announced a shakeup among school principals and other personnel, including staff reductions, as part of a cost-cutting effort for the coming school year which the district hopes will achieve greater efficiencies.

Three American Fingerstyle Guitarists to perform on Guemes Island

Art Shotwell Apr. 24 2019 2 minutes read

Three nationally celebrated American Fingerstyle guitarists – Peter Janson, Steve Davison and Tracy Moore - will be performing on Guemes Island in May. 

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